Theme: “What I Did This Summer”
Our first competition of the year will be a photo taken this summer -June, July, August. It can be any genre as long as it fits the title. You may enter color or black & white photos. To know more about how to enter a photo into competition, please go to the tab above, “Competitions”. You’ll find all you need to know. But if you have questions, please do not hesitate to reach out to someone on the Board or another member.
The judge will be Brian Zwit
Brief Bio:
Over 40 years ago, Brian discovered that photography provided a powerful means for expressing his vision of the world. Over the years, his love of the outdoors and photography as well as an aptitude for computer technology have morphed into a passion (some would say obsession) for capturing the elegance and majesty of the unique landscapes and flora of the United States. While the pursuit of nature takes him all over the country, he favors the west, northwest, northeast, and mid-Atlantic and, wherever he is, his love of hiking and backpacking takes him far beyond populated areas into settings which few people visit.
In addition to landscape photography, Brian is always experimenting with other genres of photography and has accumulated thousands of architectural, dog, and city and street life images. During the pandemic, Brian learned filmmaking and is working on a couple of film projects; in 2024, he became enamored with instant photography and now owns way too many instant cameras. Brian’s images are in private residences and corporate offices and have appeared in regional magazines. Corporate clients have also used his images for promotional and internal publications.
Brian has been teaching workshops, field trips, and classes and speaking to camera clubs, schools, and other non-profits as well as for profit entities for over fifteen years. He has taught Lightroom to over 1,000 students. Brian is well-known for his ability to distill complex topics to their essence and explain them in simple, easy to understand ways and is a recognized expert in digital workflow with Lightroom, Photoshop, Nik software, and other editing applications.
Brian believes that the most important tool a photographer possesses is their creativity and willingness to put in the effort to capture an image. Equipment can sometimes help to capture an image, but truly great images are the results of creativity and perspiration. This philosophy extends to post-processing with a willingness to delete images that don’t meet the photographer’s standards.
Brian has degrees from Purdue University in chemical engineering, the University of Houston Law Center in law, and Northern Virginia Community College in photography.